The China Spring Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the La Vega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. China Spring is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, China Spring didn't have quite enough to beat Connally and fell 26-23.
Meanwhile, La Vega made easy work of Gatesville on Friday and carried off a 35-14 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
La Vega relied on the efforts of Jabarie Thornton, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Bryson Roland, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. Roland's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was La Vega's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Caden Roland was especially locked on to Gatesville's QB and sacked him twice.
China Spring's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for La Vega, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
China Spring came out on top in a nail-biter against La Vega in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 52-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for China Spring since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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